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At an early age, Agetoki was captivated by horses, for he saw them as a freedom that nothing else in the Empire could match. At the age of three, he started to sleep in the stables among the horses. Since then, he began showing fearlessness while mounted, and would attempt maneuvers that none save the Utaku Battle Maidens would even dare think of. [1]

At the age of thirteen, Agetoki killed for the first time, also while mounted and weilding nothing but a boken. Since his gempukku, he bent his will and body towards leading the Lion Clan's cavalry. [2]

Although impulsive, sometimes jumping ahead of the tacticians' plans and charging his unit into battle, he had yet to hinder a military plan, nor had he thrown away lives needlessly. [2]

In personal combat, Agetoki took the philosophy of speed to a high level, pushing his horse to a gallop and utilizing the momentum to cut his opponent down. He was able to wheel and turn on a horse with a dexterity usually seen only among the Unicorn Clan. [2]

Off of the battlefield, Agetoki maintained a boisterous attitude that many courtiers could not stand, although he understood the rules of etiquette, and would never flout them and risk bringing dishonor to his family. He was known to laugh too loudly at other's jokes, and used wide arm motions to punctuate and emphasize his speech.[citation needed] Agetoki was a good friend of the Honest Scorpion, the junshinBayushi Yojiro, and assisted him in his search of Bushido. [3]

A large man, Agetoki had a full mustache and blazing eyes. He was said to resemble the Lion Clan's namesake more than any other, and wore firey red robes at all times, although they were embellished with the Lion mon to prevent confusion with troops from the Phoenix Clan. In battle, he wore ornate armour, with a wide red crest on his helm. [2]

The secret no one knew about Agetoki was that he was member of the Kolat. He became one when the secret society blackmailed with the disgrace of his grandfather, Matsu Yoshimura, who had murdered a rival in an illegal duel, a matter that did not escape the eyes of the Kolat. Agetoki agreed to the Kolat's demands, but only so long as they did not seek to blackmail any other members of his family. [7]

This caused her daughter, who chosed to be named Otaku Kamoko after her gempukku to honor her dead mother, to swear vengeance against him, although for a very long time the younger Kamoko did not even know Agetoki was responsible. [9] When the deed was done he realized that he had killed an honorable samurai for dishonorable purposes. He was no better than his grandfather, and had likely doomed his own descendants to the Kolat manipulation that now chained him. [7]

Agetoki firts time encountered with Otaku Kamoko on the field of battle. The Battle Maidens led by Otaku Tetsuko had arrived to stop a Lion scouting party, but they found nearly an entire invasion force. Tetsuko ordered to withdraw, but Kamoko's hatred of the Lion drove her into a suicidal charge which was followed by her sisters. The Lion line crumbled, and Kamoko confronted Agetoki. On the field of battle he told Kamoko of her mother's death, admitting that he knew who had killed her. A counterattack of the Lion happened and Agetoki fled before Kamoko could get any answers. [10][11] Kamoko became the Otaku Daimyo shortly after, in spring of 1122. [12]

In 1123 the Scorpion Coup was in motion. Agetoki began to increase his ranks with forces levies, demanding that every able-bodied villager prepare to march on Otosan Uchi at once. In one of the villages an old man threw himself at the feet of Agetoki, begging the Lion not to take his grandson. Agetoki refused curtly, kicking the elder, by the name Ojo, in the chest. The old man died and, not wanting to draw attention to his overzealous behavior, Agetoki moved on with a few of the villagers. He did not know that ojo's grandson would be known years later as the Hooded Ronin, the true descendant of Shinsei. [13]

In 1127 Agetoki intercepted a Phoenix force sent to investigate events taking place in the southlands near Beiden Pass. The Lion army was waiting on the edge of Crane territory, looking to ambush the disgraced former lion Toturi. [14] Agetoki ordered Kitsu Koji to duel the enemy leader, Shiba Tsukune, to determine the victor. The shugenja had been trained with the sword by his samurai father and by Matsu Gohei. Despite it the Phoenix won the day when Koji was killed by Tsukune. [15] The shugenja's head was carried back to the Phoenix stronghold as a trophy. [16]Matsu Tsuko, enraged by the action, declared a Blood feud on Tsukune. [17][18]

They had a encounter in a plague village, where Agetoki defeated her but did not take her life. Instead Agetoki tried to teach her about making a choice to harm innocents to avoid worse consequences. [25] Agetoki fled to the empty Scorpion lands. [26]

In the western Phoenix lands, during the search for the missing EmperorToturi I in 1132, Kamoko finally caught up with who she thought to be her mother's killer; Agetoki. He confronted Kamoko and attacked her, forcing her to kill him. In his obi Kamoko found Agetoki's final haiku. [27]

"Bright the full moon shines. On the pale face of honor. Shadows of the pines."

He did not reveal to her it had actually been the Kolat and their machinations who were ultimately responsible for he feared any knowledge would only entangle the innocent Unicorn in their machinations. [7] Kamoko honored Agetoki, as he had finally given her the knowledge she needed to find peace with her mother's death. [29]

"She lifted the copper bell and tied it with white ribbon. 'You were my enemy,' Kamoko said, 'but you have given me the knowledge I must have to find peace. Rest well, honorable soul."

In 1133 Agetoki returned to life through Oblivion's Gate. [30][31] Agetoki rode back through the Gate, pursuing a flock of shadow spawn, shortly before the Gate was destroyed. He did not regret missing his chance at a second life; he had no further business in the mortal world. [7]